Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Making you and your vehicle safe
→ First aid kit and warning triangle
Additional information and warnings:
- Braking, stopping and parking
- Manual opening and closing
- Vehicle toolkit
- Changing a wheel
WARNING
- Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and when safe to do so. Park the vehicle at a safe distance from moving traffic in order to lock all doors securely in an emergency. Switch on the hazard warning lights to warn other road users.
- Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle when the doors are locked. This may mean that they are locked in the vehicle in an emergency. People locked in the vehicle may be subjected to very high or very low temperatures.
In an emergency
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Making you and your vehicle safe
Fig. 152 In the upper part of the
centre console: button for switching the hazard warning lights on and off
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
Observe any l ...
Other materials:
Cleaning wheels
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsCleaning steel wheels
An industrial cleaner is needed to remove accumulated brake dust. Steel wheels
should therefore be cleaned regularly with a separate sponge.
Any damage to the paint on steel wheels should be touched u ...
Expansion Valve
Caution
Non-approved tools or materials such as leak sealing
additives can cause damage or malfunctions in the
system.
Only use tools and materials approved by the
manufactu ...
Tread depth and wear indicators
Fig. 147 Tyre tread: wear indicators
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsTread depth
Difficult driving situations demand the deepest possible tread depth for the
tyres and the same tread depth for the tyres on the front and rear axles. This applies
in pa ...
